22–24 June 2026
Regional Conference on Career Services
Supported by the Ministry for Regional Cooperation.
From the classroom to employability
Topics
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Career Office activities
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Building Global Job Skills through International Cooperation
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Building your branding & entrepreneurial skills
Venue
Conference Center of Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
CIHEAM MAI.Chania
Address
MAICh, Alsyllio Agrokipiou, 1 Makedonias, P.O. Box 85, Chania 73100, Greece
Transportation Information
From Chania Airport to Chania City Centre
From Chania International Airport “Ioannis Daskalogiannis”, you can reach Chania city centre either by bus or by taxi.
Bus routes are operated by KTEL Chania-Rethymno.
The final stop is the central bus station in Chania city centre.
You can check the airport bus routes and timetables here and book your ticket online here.
You can also find airport bus information on the official Chania Airport website.
The cost of a taxi from Chania Airport to Chania city centre is approximately €30.
From Chania City Centre to the Venue
The conference will take place at the Conference Center of MAICh
The bus route connecting Chania City Centre with MAI.Chania starts from the
74036 Chatzimichali Giannari bus stop and goes to the 74182 MAICh bus stop.
From this stop to the MAICh Conference Center is about 7 minutes walk.
To reach the Conference Centre, enter the MAICh premises through the first entrance you encounter when walking from the bus stop.
Detailed city bus routes are available on the official Chania Urban Bus website.
You can check the itineraries here.
You can also download the Chania Urban Bus application from their website, which provides route information and real-time bus location updates.
Bus No. 13 runs approximately every hour and every half hour. The first bus from the city centre to MAI.Chania departs at approximately
06:00 AM, while the last bus returning to the city centre departs at approximately
11:00 PM. Please check the latest timetable before travelling.
You can track buses in real time here.
Bus tickets cost €1.30 for a one-way trip and should be purchased in advance from kiosks in the city centre. Please note that if the ticket is purchased on the bus, the price increases to €2.30.
A taxi from Chania city centre to MAI.Chania costs approximately €15.
If you are travelling by taxi or private car, you can go directly to the Conference Centre using the Google Maps location below.
Venue location on Google Maps:
Conference Center of Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, CIHEAM MAI.Chania
Agenda
21–24 June 2026
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| Time | 21st of June, 2026 | 22nd of June, 2026 | 23rd of June, 2026 | 24th of June, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Arrival of Participants | Welcome Coffee | Welcome Coffee | Welcome Coffee |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome Message Yael Catalan & Kostas Petridis | From the classroom to employability Kostas Petridis | Workshop: Each group prepares a couple of ideas they wish to present in the Jerusalem meeting Georgios Vardalachakis | |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Career Counselling Services at MENDELU Lukáš Kala | |||
| 10:30 – 10:45 | An Introduction to the Hellenic Mediterranean University Kostas Petridis | The Next Step Course initiative to collaborate with students, alumni and employers Georgios Vardalachakis | ||
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Planning the Career Path of Technical University of Crete Students Vasiliki Paggeiou | Internationalization strategy concerning the collaboration in the region with an employability lens Yael Catalan | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | The Hellenic Mediterranean University Career Office Actions Maria Xipaki | Connecting academic disciplines to the labor market Dafna Nathan | How to build an entrepreneurial culture at universities George Kakavelakis | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Empowering career-ready graduates: the University of Montenegro approach Sanja Pekovic | A model for academia–employer collaboration Yael Brandel | ||
| 12:00 – 12:15 | FINKI University activities for strengthening alumni relations Ivan Chorbev | Round Table Discussion: How to link curricula with market needs? Policies, challenges and opportunities to collaborate Panelists: (a) George Liodakis (HMU); (b) Ivan Chorbev (FINKI); (c) Chrysanthia Leontiou (The Cyprus Institute); (d) Sanja Pekovic (University of Montenegro); (d) Hagit Freeman (JMC) Moderated by Giorgos Vardalachakis | How to build your branding for the next step Iliana Tzanaki | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Training MSc and PhD students in various disciplines in the region: employability perspective Chrysanthia Leontiou | Conclusions – Preparation for the meeting in Jerusalem Yael Catalan | ||
| 12:30 – 12:45 | How to connect with our institution’s alumni and leverage them as a growth engine Hagit Freeman | |||
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Free Afternoon | |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | From the Army to Business Manolis Lourakis, HMU Alumni, PhD Candidate | An Engineer’s Leap into Laser Plasma Physics and Inertial Confinement Fusion Research Donaldi Mancelli, HMU Alumni | ||
| 14:45 – 15:15 | The Professions of the Future in the AI Era Tarso Mpouga, LABORA Consultants | What an employer is looking for in a candidate, Anastasia Zinevraki, HR Coordinator at MOBIAK S.A. | ||
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Conclusions of the Day & Group Photo | Conclusions of the Day | ||
(At 20.30, Offered by the hosts) |
(At 19.00, about 35euro per person) | (At 20.30, Offered by the hosts) |
(At 20.30, Offered by the hosts) |